Free, interactive lessons to master French grammar — organized by CEFR level, one topic at a time.
French grammar is best learned in order — the rules you need at A1 (definite/indefinite articles, adjective agreement, negation) are the foundation for what comes at A2 and B1 (object pronouns, the subjunctive, relative clauses). This page is organized by CEFR level so you always know what to tackle next.
Pick a topic below to get started. New lessons are added regularly.
The essentials: naming things correctly, describing them, and forming a basic sentence or question.
Definite, indefinite, and partitive articles — when to use each, and the classic negation trap.
Start the lesson → A1Why nouns are masculine or feminine, ending clues, and how to form the plural (including the irregulars).
Start the lesson →Where adjectives go, and how they agree in gender and number.
Forming ne...pas and other negative structures.
Intonation, est-ce que, and inversion.
à, en, au, aux — and why they depend on gender.
mon, ma, mes... — agreement with the thing owned, not the owner.
ce, cet, cette, ces — pointing things out.
The classic trap English speakers fall into.
Building longer, more precise sentences: comparing things, replacing nouns with pronouns, and placing events in time.
plus... que, le/la plus... — comparing people and things.
le, la, les — replacing the thing being acted on.
lui, leur — replacing "to/for someone."
Replacing places and quantities.
Forming adverbs in -ment, and where to put them.
depuis, il y a, pendant — three ways to talk about time that don't translate directly.
au, aux, du, des — when à/de fuse with le/les.
More nuanced and connected French: linking ideas, reporting what others said, and expressing hypotheses and opinions.
qui, que, où, dont — linking two ideas into one sentence.
Turning direct speech into indirect speech.
"If..." sentences — real, possible, and hypothetical.
When (and why) French switches moods.
celui-ci, le mien... — replacing "this one," "mine."
When the subject receives the action instead of doing it.
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